Surprising Name Has Quietly Been Working Behind AEW’s Creative Team

Turns out Tony Khan isn’t the only mind behind the curtain at AEW.

For fans who assumed the AEW President writes everything himself, Tony Schiavone just confirmed that’s far from the case—and he even named one of the company’s low-key creative forces: former CHIKARA standout Archibald Peck.

Speaking on his What Happened When? podcast, Schiavone dropped the name and praised Peck—real name Robert Evans—for his contributions to interviews and character development.

“Archibald [Peck], or Robert Evans is one of our writers. He works with the talent and doing interviews and just a very, very intelligent, super intelligent guy. He and my son Matt became very good friends, they’re both Star Wars nerds… I think we use him the right way because he’s very smart and I’ve seen him work with talent, and I’ve seen him work with talent on their skills as far as promos are concerned. He’s very good at it.”

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But Peck isn’t the only one behind the scenes. Schiavone made it clear AEW has more writers involved—though he stopped short of naming names.

“We have three very good writers, we really do.”

While he didn’t name the other two, Schiavone also threw praise at AEW star Chuck Taylor, who has now shifted entirely into a backstage coach and producer role.

For longtime fans of indie wrestling, Archibald Peck’s involvement might not come as a shock. He made a name for himself in CHIKARA—sharing roots with names like Eddie Kingston, Claudio Castagnoli, and Orange Cassidy. He also had a stint in Ring of Honor under the name RD Evans before retiring in 2019 following a match against Cassidy in Beyond Wrestling. Now he’s helping shape AEW’s storytelling in a big way—but doing it off camera.

Did you have any idea Archibald Peck was involved in AEW’s creative? Would you like to see more transparency about who’s really building the stories behind the scenes? Drop a comment and let us know what you think of AEW’s behind-the-curtain team.